The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word HEATER
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More clues leading to the result HEATER
- No leads on the water boiler?
- Essential component of the one feeding fire?
- Glower maybe as loveless type full of energy
- Topless American playhouse which gets you hot?
- One detests consuming energy for fire
- One who loathes consuming energy for fire
- Catastrophe, a terrible engulfing fire
- Roscoe, unfair player, loses head
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The straight part
We know that "Glower maybe" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case glower maybe = heater.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does HEATER mean?
HEATER noun- A device that produces and radiates heat, typically to raise the temperature of a room or building.
- A person who heats something, for example in metalworking.
- A gun.
- A fastball, especially one thrown at high velocity.
- An extended winning streak.
- A medieval European shield having a rounded triangle shape like a clothes iron.